Index
A
- actions, Capistrano
- API client
- managing / Managing an API client
- new client, creating / Creating a new client
- listing / Listing all available API clients
- information, displaying / Displaying information about a client
- existing client, deleting / Deleting an existing client
- reregistering / Reregistering a client
- arguments / Arguments
- arithmetic operators
- about / Arithmetic operators
- arrays
- about / Arrays
- creating / Creating an array
- elements, accessing / Accessing elements of an array
- elements, adding / Adding elements to an array
- elements, removing / Removing elements from an array
- iterating over / Iterating over an array
- elements, selecting / Selecting elements of an array
- nondestructive way, of selecting elements / The nondestructive way
- destructive way, of selecting elements / The destructive way
- assignment operators
- about / Assignment operators
- attribute
- defining / Different sources of attributes
- sources / Different sources of attributes
- life cycle / Different sources of attributes
- attribute file
- about / The attribute file
- attribute naming
- about / Attribute naming
- attribute precedence
- about / Attribute precedence, Attribute precedence
- attributes
- ignore_failure / Resources
- provider / Resources
- retries / Resources
- retry_delay / Resources
- supports / Resources
- about / Attributes
- default / Types of attributes
- force_default / Types of attributes
- normal / Types of attributes
- override / Types of attributes
- force_override / Types of attributes
- automatic / Types of attributes
- run_list, defining / The run_list
- recipe DSL methods / Recipe DSL methods
- attributes, Capistrano
- after_restart / Attributes
- before_migrate / Attributes
- before_restart / Attributes
- before_symlink / Attributes
- create_dirs_before_symlink / Attributes
- deploy_to / Attributes
- environment / Attributes
- keep_releases / Attributes
- migrate / Attributes
- migration_command / Attributes
- purge_before_symlink / Attributes
- repo / Attributes
- revision / Attributes
- rollback_on_error / Attributes
- scm_provider / Attributes
- symlink_before_migrate / Attributes
- timeout / Attributes
- user / Attributes
- attribute types
- defining / Different types of attributes
- default / Different types of attributes
- force_default / Different types of attributes
- normal / Different types of attributes
- override / Different types of attributes
- force_override / Different types of attributes
- automatic / Different types of attributes
- attribute whitelisting
- about / Attribute whitelisting
- authentication
- about / Authentication
- chef-client / chef-client
- Knife / Knife
- custom API calls / Custom API calls
- Open Source Chef server / The Open Source Chef server
- Enterprise Chef / Enterprise Chef
- authorization
- about / Authorization
- automatic attributes
B
- bang methods
- about / Bang methods
- base
- about / Using the data bags in recipes
- bash automated testing system (bats)
- about / Setting up a work environment
- bash resource
- about / The bash resource
- syntax / The bash resource
- URL / The bash resource
- bash resource, actions
- $run / The bash resource
- $nothing / The bash resource
- bash resource, attributes
- code / The bash resource
- command / The bash resource
- creates / The bash resource
- cwd / The bash resource
- user / The bash resource
- timeout / The bash resource
- path / The bash resource
- flags / The bash resource
- environment / The bash resource
- returns / The bash resource
- group / The bash resource
- umask / The bash resource
- basic operations
- about / Basic operations
- arithmetic operators / Arithmetic operators
- comparison operators / Comparison operators
- assignment operators / Assignment operators
- bitwise operators / Bitwise operators
- logical operators / Logical operators
- Ruby ternary operator / The Ruby ternary operator
- Ruby range operators / Ruby range operators
- Ruby defined? operator / The Ruby defined? operator
- bitwise operators
- about / Bitwise operators
- bootstrap process
- about / The bootstrap process
C
- Cache_options
- about / Setting up a work environment
- callbacks, Capistrano
- Capistrano
- about / The dynamic server list in Capistrano using Chef
- dynamic server list, Chef used / The dynamic server list in Capistrano using Chef
- using / The dynamic server list in Capistrano using Chef
- installing / Installing Capistrano
- application, preparing / Installing Capistrano
- roles / Installing Capistrano
- tasks / Installing Capistrano
- use case / Installing Capistrano
- case/when statement
- about / The case/when statement
- Chef
- running, modes / Different modes of running Chef
- defining / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- node / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- server / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- workstation / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- repository / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- Knife / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- cookbook / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- recipes / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- attributes / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- roles / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- run-list / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- resources / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- LWRP / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- metadata / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- chef-client / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- Ohai / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- Domain Specific Language (DSL) / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- chef-solo / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- chef-zero / Terminology used in the world of Chef
- used, for dynamic server list in Capistrano / The dynamic server list in Capistrano using Chef
- extending, for bootstrapping distributed systems / Extending Chef to bootstrap distributed systems
- chef-client
- used, for Chef Run / A Chef run using chef-client
- chef-npm
- URL / Resources
- chef-repo
- about / Setting up a work environment
- chef-solo
- about / Different modes of running Chef
- used, for Chef Run / Using chef-solo
- Chef API
- using / Using the Chef API
- pre-requisites / Prerequisites for using Chef API
- Chef handlers
- defining / Custom Chef handlers
- Chef Run
- anatomy / The anatomy of a Chef run
- chef-client, using / A Chef run using chef-client
- chef-solo, using / Using chef-solo
- Chef Run, using chef-client
- node object, building / Step 1 – Building a node object
- authenticate / Step 2 – Authenticate
- cookbook, synchronization / Step 3 – Synchronization of cookbooks
- cookbooks, loading / Step 4 – Loading of cookbooks and convergence
- convergence, loading / Step 4 – Loading of cookbooks and convergence
- exception handling / Step 5 – Reporting and exception handling
- reporting / Step 5 – Reporting and exception handling
- Chef server
- cookbook, uploading / Uploading a cookbook to the Chef server
- Chef Server WebUI
- using / Using the Chef server WebUI
- ChefSpec
- classes
- about / Classes and objects
- example / Classes and objects
- client-server model, Chef
- about / Different modes of running Chef
- Cloud-based deployment
- Cloud-based environments
- command-line option, Knife plugin
- about / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- community-written plugins
- comparison operators
- about / Comparison operators
- compilation phase
- about / Resources
- components, chef-client
- libraries / Step 4 – Loading of cookbooks and convergence
- attributes / Step 4 – Loading of cookbooks and convergence
- definitions / Step 4 – Loading of cookbooks and convergence
- recipes / Step 4 – Loading of cookbooks and convergence
- components, Chef ecosystem
- chef-server / Setting up a work environment
- chef-client / Setting up a work environment
- developer workstation / Setting up a work environment
- conditional statements and loops
- about / Conditional statements and loops
- if statement / The if statement
- unless statement / The unless statement
- case/when statement / The case/when statement
- while loop / The while loop
- until loop / The until loop
- for loop / The for loop
- configuration settings, cluster configuration file
- Cloud provider settings / Running jobs from within recipes
- base role definition / Running jobs from within recipes
- environment definition / Running jobs from within recipes
- various facets definition / Running jobs from within recipes
- facet-specific roles and recipes / Running jobs from within recipes
- configuration settings, knife.rb file
- chef_server_url / Introducing Knife
- node_name / Introducing Knife
- client_key / Introducing Knife
- cookbook_path / Introducing Knife
- cookbook_copyright / Introducing Knife
- cookbook_email / Introducing Knife
- validation_client_name / Introducing Knife
- validation_key / Introducing Knife
- knife['editor'] / Introducing Knife
- continuous deployment
- achieving / Tools
- convergence phase
- about / Resources
- cookbook
- about / Cookbooks
- authoring / Authoring a cookbook
- uploading, to Chef server / Uploading a cookbook to the Chef server
- deleting / Deleting a cookbook
- testing / Testing a cookbook
- versioning / Cookbook versioning
- URL / Using the data bags in recipes
- cookbook multiple versions, maintaining
- maximum version control strategy / Maximum version control strategy
- branch tracking strategy / Branch tracking strategy
- cookbooks
- managing / Managing cookbooks
- operations / Managing cookbooks
- new cookbook, creating / Creating a new cookbook
- uploading, to chef-server / Uploading a cookbook to chef-server
- list, obtaining on chef-server / Getting the list of all the cookbooks on chef-server
- deleting / Deleting cookbooks
- downloading / Downloading a cookbook
- multiple cookbooks, deleting / Deleting multiple cookbooks
- cookbook versions
- operators / Operators available for use with versioning
- freezing / Freezing versions
- multiple versions, maintaining / Maintaining multiple versions of cookbooks
- cookbook_file resource
- about / The cookbook_file resource
- URL / The cookbook_file resource
- cookbook_file resource, actions
- $create / The cookbook_file resource
- $create_if_missing / The cookbook_file resource
- $delete / The cookbook_file resource
- $touch / The cookbook_file resource
- cookbook_file resource, attributes
- atomic_updates / The cookbook_file resource
- backup / The cookbook_file resource
- cookbook / The cookbook_file resource
- force_unlink / The cookbook_file resource
- group / The cookbook_file resource
- owner / The cookbook_file resource
- mode / The cookbook_file resource
- path / The cookbook_file resource
- source / The cookbook_file resource
- manage_symlink_source / The cookbook_file resource
- Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD)
- about / Ridley
- cron resource
- about / The cron resource
- syntax / The cron resource
- URL / The cron resource
- cron resource, actions
- $create / The cron resource
- $delete / The cron resource
- cron resource, attributes
- command / The cron resource
- day / The cron resource
- hour / The cron resource
- minute / The cron resource
- month / The cron resource
- weekday / The cron resource
- path / The cron resource
- shell / The cron resource
- user / The cron resource
- mailto / The cron resource
- home / The cron resource
- custom plugins
- about / Custom plugins
- syntax / Custom plugins
- examples / Custom plugins
- logging in / Logging in Ohai plugins
- custom resources
- about / Custom resources
- setup / Setup
- resource / Resource
- provider / Provider
- provider DSL / Provider DSL
- logging / Logging
D
- data bag
- about / Data bags
- managing / Management of a data bag
- creating / Creating a data bag
- item, editing / Editing a data bag item
- deleting / Deleting a data bag item or a data bag
- list of items, obtaining / Getting a list of items and their properties
- using, in recipes / Using the data bags in recipes
- encrypting / Encrypted data bags
- data bag item
- editing / Editing a data bag item
- deleting / Deleting a data bag item or a data bag
- data_bag method / Using the data bags in recipes
- default attribute
- about / Role and environment attributes
- default groups, Enterprise Chef
- dependencies / Dependencies
- deployment, Capistrano
- defining / Capistrano style deployments using Chef's "deploy" resource
- phases / Phases of deployment
- callbacks / Callbacks
- actions / Actions
- attributes / Attributes
- deployment phases, Capistrano
- Checkout / Phases of deployment
- Migrate / Phases of deployment
- Symlink / Phases of deployment
- Restart / Phases of deployment
- development, without TDD
- about / Development without TDD
- development, with TDD
- about / Development with TDD
- directory resource
- about / The directory resource
- URL / The directory resource
- directory resource, actions
- $create / The directory resource
- $delete / The directory resource
- directory resource, attributes
- path / The directory resource
- owner / The directory resource
- group / The directory resource
- mode / The directory resource
- recursive / The directory resource
- distributed systems
- bootstrapping / Extending Chef to bootstrap distributed systems
- Domain Specific Language (DSL)
E
- Embedded Ruby (ERB) templates
- about / The template resource, Templates
- encapsulation
- about / Classes and objects
- encrypted data bag item
- about / Encrypted data bags
- endpoints
- about / Endpoints
- /users / /users
- /users/NAME / /users/NAME
- /clients / /clients
- /clients/NAME / /clients/NAME
- /roles / /roles
- /roles/NAME / /roles/NAME
- roles/NAME/environments / /roles/NAME/environments
- /roles/NAME/environments/NAME / /roles/NAME/environments/NAME
- /cookbooks / /cookbooks
- /cookbooks/NAME / /cookbooks/NAME
- /cookbooks/NAME/VERSION / /cookbooks/NAME/VERSION
- /data / /data
- /data/NAME / /data/NAME
- /data/NAME/ITEM / /data/NAME/ITEM
- /environments / /environments
- /environments/NAME / /environments/NAME
- /environments/NAME/cookbooks / /environments/NAME/cookbooks
- /environments/NAME/nodes / /environments/NAME/nodes
- /environments/NAME/recipes / /environments/NAME/recipes
- /environments/NAME/roles/NAME / /environments/NAME/roles/NAME
- Enterprise Chef
- organization / Enterprise Chef
- group / Enterprise Chef
- user / Enterprise Chef
- Chef-client / Enterprise Chef
- object permissions / Object permissions
- global permissions / Object permissions
- default groups / Groups
- environment
- setting up, on node / Setting up an environment on a node
- environment, on node
- Knife, using / Using Knife
- client.rb file, editing on node / Editing the client.rb file on the node
- environment attribute
- defining / Role and environment attributes
- environment run lists
- about / Environment run lists
- environments
- managing / Managing environments, Managing environments
- creating / Creating an environment
- deleting / Deleting an environment
- editing / Editing an environment
- listing / Listing all environments
- information, displaying / Displaying information about an environment
- Ruby DSL, using / Using Ruby DSL
- ERB templates
- using / Partial templates
- exception handling / Exception handling
- execute resource
- about / The execute resource
- syntax / The execute resource
- URL / The execute resource
- execute resource, actions
- $run / The execute resource
- $nothing / The execute resource
- execute resource, attributes
- command / The execute resource
- path / The execute resource
- user / The execute resource
- group / The execute resource
- timeout / The execute resource
- cwd / The execute resource
- creates / The execute resource
- returns / The execute resource
- environment / The execute resource
- umask / The execute resource
- execution phase
- about / Resources
F
- file resource
- about / The file resource
- syntax / The file resource
- URL / The file resource
- file resource, actions
- $create / The file resource
- $create_if_missing / The file resource
- $delete / The file resource
- $touch / The file resource
- file resource, attributes
- atomic_update / The file resource
- backup / The file resource
- content / The file resource
- owner / The file resource
- group / The file resource
- mode / The file resource
- force_unlink / The file resource
- manage_symlink_source / The file resource
- path / The file resource
- files/directories, Capistrano
- creating / Installing Capistrano
- Foodcritic
- about / Attribute naming
- for loop
- about / The for loop
- fuzzy matching
- URL / Fuzzy matching
G
- gem repository
- gems
- used, for distributing plugins / Distributing plugins using gems
- GET method
- parameters / GET
- global permissions, Enterprise Chef
- about / Object permissions
- create / Object permissions
- list / Object permissions
- guard attributes / Guard attributes
- not_if / Guard attributes
- only_if / Guard attributes
- guard attributes, arguments
- $user / Guard attributes
- $group / Guard attributes
- $environment / Guard attributes
- $cwd / Guard attributes
- $timeout / Guard attributes
H
- handlers, in Chef
- exception handler / Custom Chef handlers
- report handler / Custom Chef handlers
- start handler / Custom Chef handlers
- hashes
- about / Hashes
- creating / Creating hashes
- iterating over / Iterating over a hash
- headers, request authentication
- accept / Authentication of requests
- Content-Type / Authentication of requests
- host / Authentication of requests
- X-Chef-Version / Authentication of requests
- X-Ops-Authorization-N / Authentication of requests
- X-Ops-Content-Hash / Authentication of requests
- X-Ops-Sign / Authentication of requests
- X-Ops-Timestamp / Authentication of requests
- X-Ops-UserId / Authentication of requests
- helper modules
- about / Helper modules
- inline methods / Inline methods
- inline modules / Inline modules
- library modules / Library modules
- hints
- about / Logging in Ohai plugins
I
- if statement
- about / The if statement
- integration tests
- about / Types of tests
- IRB
- about / IRB
- Ironfan
- installing / Running jobs from within recipes
- URL / Running jobs from within recipes
- using / Running jobs from within recipes
J
- jobs
- running, from workstation / Running jobs from your workstation
- running, from within recipes / Running jobs from within recipes
- JSON file
- using / Using a JSON file
- key-value pairs / Creating a new environment
K
- key-value pairs / Creating a new role
- Knife
- about / Setting up a work environment, Introducing Knife
- knife command / Introducing Knife
- knife.rb / Introducing Knife
- cookbooks, managing / Managing cookbooks
- environments, managing / Managing environments
- roles, managing / Managing roles
- nodes, managing / Managing nodes
- API client, managing / Managing an API client
- search command / The search command
- node, bootstrapping / Bootstrapping a node
- plugins / Some useful Knife plugins
- using / Encrypted data bags
- options / Encrypted data bags
- used, for encryption / Encrypted data bags
- Knife, environments
- using / Using Knife
- new environment, creating / Creating a new environment
- environment configuration, editing / Editing an environment configuration
- environment, deleting / Deleting an environment
- environment, displaying / Displaying all the environments configured on the Chef server
- details, displaying with environment / Showing details associated with an environment
- cookbook versions, comparing across environments / Comparing cookbook versions across environments
- environment, creating / Creating or editing an environment using the configuration specified in a file
- environment, editing / Creating or editing an environment using the configuration specified in a file
- Knife, roles
- using / Using Knife
- new role, creating / Creating a new role
- existing role, editing / Editing an existing role
- existing role, deleting / Deleting an existing role
- existing role, defining / Showing details about an existing role
- roles, on Chef server / Listing all roles on the Chef server
- knife-azure plugin
- about / The knife-azure plugin
- knife-ec2 plugin
- about / The knife-ec2 plugin
- knife-google plugin
- about / The knife-google plugin
- knife-push plugin
- about / The knife-push plugin
- knife-ssh plugin
- about / The knife-ssh plugin
- knife.rb file
- configuration settings / Introducing Knife
- knife cluster list command
- using / Running jobs from within recipes
- knife cookbook compare command / Comparing cookbook versions across environments
- knife data bag command
- about / Creating a data bag
- knife data bag edit BAG ITEM command / Editing a data bag item
- knife data bag from file command / Editing a data bag item
- knife data bag list command / Getting a list of all the data bags set up on the Chef server
- knife data bag show command / Getting a list of items and their properties
- knife environment create ENVIRONMENT_NAME command / Creating a new environment
- knife environment delete ENVIRONMENT_NAME command / Deleting an environment
- knife environment edit ENVIRONMENT_NAME command / Editing an environment configuration
- knife environment from file command / Creating or editing an environment using the configuration specified in a file
- knife environment list command / Displaying all the environments configured on the Chef server
- knife environment show ENVIRONMENT_NAME command / Showing details associated with an environment
- knife exec subcommand
- URL / Using Knife
- Knife plugins
- defining / Custom Knife plugins
- skeleton / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- namespace / Namespace
- class name, defining / Class name
- banner / Banner
- dependencies / Dependencies
- requirements / Requirements
- options / Options
- arguments / Arguments
- run method / The run method
- search functionality / Search inside a custom Knife plugin
- knife.rb script, settings / knife.rb settings
- user interactions / User interactions
- exception handling / Exception handling
- working / A simple Knife plugin
- distributing, gems used / Distributing plugins using gems
- knife-elb / Distributing plugins using gems
- knife-inspect / Distributing plugins using gems
- knife-community / Distributing plugins using gems
- knife-block / Distributing plugins using gems
- knife-tagbulk / Distributing plugins using gems
- knife role create ROLE command / Creating a new role
- knife role delete ROLE command / Deleting an existing role
- knife role edit ROLE command / Editing an existing role
- knife role list command / Listing all roles on the Chef server
- knife role show ROLE command / Showing details about an existing role
L
- Lightweight resources and providers (LWRP)
- logical operators
- about / Logical operators
M
- methods, /clients/NAME endpoint
- methods, /clients endpoint
- methods, /cookbooks/NAME/VERSION endpoint
- methods, /cookbooks/NAME endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /cookbooks endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /data/NAME/ITEM endpoint
- methods, /data/NAME endpoint
- methods, /data endpoint
- methods, /environments/NAME/cookbooks endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /environments/NAME/nodes endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /environments/NAME/recipes endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /environments/NAME endpoint
- methods, /environments endpoint
- methods, /roles/NAME/environments/NAME endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /roles/NAME/environments endpoint
- GET method / GET
- methods, /roles/NAME endpoint
- methods, /roles endpoint
- methods, /users/NAME endpoint
- methods, /users endpoint
- methods, Hash class
- hash.clear / Creating hashes
- hash.delete(key) / Creating hashes
- hash.empty? / Creating hashes
- hash.has_value? (value) / Creating hashes
- has.has_key?(key) / Creating hashes
- hash.keys / Creating hashes
- hash.values / Creating hashes
- hash.size / Creating hashes
- hash.to_s / Creating hashes
- hash.invert / Creating hashes
- methods, user interactions
- about / User interactions
- ui.ask(*args, &block) / User interactions
- ui.ask_question(question, opts={}) / User interactions
- ui.color (string, *colors) / User interactions
- ui.color?() / User interactions
- ui.confirm / User interactions
- ui.edit_data / User interactions
- ui.edit_object / User interactions
- ui.error / User interactions
- ui.fatal / User interactions
- ui.highline / User interactions
- ui.info / User interactions
- ui.interchange / User interactions
- ui.list(*args) / User interactions
- ui.msg(message) / User interactions
- ui.output(data) / User interactions
- ui.pretty_print / User interactions
- ui.use_presenter / User interactions
- ui.warn(message) / User interactions
- minitest-chef-handler
- minitest-Chef-Handler
- URL / Tools
- minitest framework
- URL / Tools
- mixin
- about / Classes and objects
- mixlib authentication
- URL / Custom API calls
- modules
- about / Modules
N
- $nothing action
- about / Resources
- namespace / Namespace
- net-scp gem
- URL / A simple Knife plugin
- nodes
- about / Managing nodes
- managing / Managing nodes
- creating / Creating a node
- listing / Listing all available nodes
- information, displaying / Displaying information about a node
- editing / Editing a node
- stuff, adding to run_list / Adding stuff to the run_list associated with a node
- stuff, deleting from run_list / Deleting stuff from the run_list associated with a node
- node object, deleting / Deleting a node object
- bootstrapping / Bootstrapping a node
- notifications, Chef
- notifies / Guard attributes
- subscribes / Guard attributes
- notification timers, Chef
- defining / Guard attributes
O
- object permissions, Enterprise Chef
- delete / Object permissions
- grant / Object permissions
- read / Object permissions
- update / Object permissions
- objects
- about / What's an object and a class?
- Ohai 6
- and Ohai 7, comparing / Custom plugins
- Ohai binary
- running / Running the Ohai binary
- options / Running the Ohai binary
- configuration settings / Running the Ohai binary
- Ohai plugins
- defining / Ohai plugins
- Ohai tool
- Open Source Chef server
- about / The Open Source Chef server
- requests, requiring admin privileges / The Open Source Chef server
- operators
- operators, used for cookbook versioning
- opscode-push-job-server/client
- options, commands
- about / Authentication of requests
- override attribute
- about / Role and environment attributes
P
- package resource
- about / The package resource
- URL / The package resource
- package resource, actions
- $install / The package resource
- $upgrade / The package resource
- $remove / The package resource
- $purge / The package resource
- $reconfig / The package resource
- package resource, attributes
- allow_downgrade / The package resource
- arch / The package resource
- flush_cache / The package resource
- options / The package resource
- package_name / The package resource
- source / The package resource
- version / The package resource
- gem_binary / The package resource
- parallel gem
- URL / A simple Knife plugin
- partial templates
- about / Partial templates, Partial templates
- using / Partial templates
- partial templates, options
- $cookbook / Partial templates
- $local / Partial templates
- $source / Partial templates
- $variables / Partial templates
- patterns
- about / Patterns
- syntax / Syntax
- exact matching / Exact matching
- wildcard matching / Wildcard matching
- range matching / Range matching
- fuzzy matching / Fuzzy matching
- plugins
- knife-ssh plugin / The knife-ssh plugin
- knife-ec2 plugin / The knife-ec2 plugin
- knife-azure plugin / The knife-azure plugin
- knife-google plugin / The knife-google plugin
- knife-push plugin / The knife-push plugin
- URL / The knife-push plugin
- polymorphism
- about / Classes and objects
- proc attribute
- about / Options
- process identification number (PID)
- about / A Chef run using chef-client
- properties, Ruby files
- name / Using Ruby DSL
- description / Using Ruby DSL
- cookbook_versions / Using Ruby DSL
- default_attributes / Using Ruby DSL
- override_attributes / Using Ruby DSL
- provider DSL
- converge_by method / Provider DSL
- new_resource method / Provider DSL
- action method / Provider DSL
- current_resource method / Provider DSL
- load_current_resource method / Provider DSL
- updated_by_last_action method / Provider DSL
- whyrun_supported? method / Provider DSL
- push jobs
- about / The knife-push plugin
- components / The knife-push plugin
- URL / The knife-push plugin
- Pushy
- pushy
R
- recipe DSL methods
- about / Recipe DSL methods
- platform method / The platform method
- platform_family method / The platform_family method
- value_for_platform method / The value_for_platform method
- value_for_platform_family method / The value_for_platform_family method
- attribute method / The attribute method
- resources method / The resources method
- recipes
- about / Recipes, Recipes
- attributes / Attributes
- including / Including recipes
- writing, best practices / Best practices when writing recipes
- data bag, using / Using the data bags in recipes
- request authentication
- defining / Authentication of requests
- resources
- about / Resources
- guard attributes / Guard attributes
- attributes, evaluating / Lazy evaluation of attributes
- URL / Lazy evaluation of attributes
- package resource / The package resource
- cookbook_file resource / The cookbook_file resource
- directory resource / The directory resource
- file resource / The file resource
- execute resource / The execute resource
- cron resource / The cron resource
- service resource / The service resource
- bash resource / The bash resource
- template resource / The template resource
- resource template
- URL / Partial templates
- ridley
- role/environment attribute
- about / Roles and environments
- role attribute
- defining / Role and environment attributes
- role file
- properties / Using Ruby DSL
- roles
- about / Managing roles
- managing / Managing roles, Managing roles
- new role, creating / Creating a new role
- deleting / Deleting a role
- editing / Editing a role
- listing / Listing all available roles
- information, displaying / Displaying information about a role
- Knife, using / Using Knife
- Ruby DSL, using / Using Ruby DSL
- JSON file, using / Using a JSON file
- Chef API, using / Using the Chef API
- Chef Server WebUI, using / Using the Chef server WebUI
- Ruby
- about / Ruby
- Ruby defined? operator
- about / The Ruby defined? operator
- Ruby DSL
- using / Using Ruby DSL
- benefits / Using Ruby DSL
- Ruby files
- properties / Using Ruby DSL
- Ruby methods
- Ruby range operators
- about / Ruby range operators
- Ruby ternary operator
- about / The Ruby ternary operator
- run method / The run method
- run_list
- defining / The run_list
S
- /search/INDEX endpoint
- about / /search/INDEX
- GET method / GET
- POST method / POST
- /search endpoint
- search
- about / Search
- using, in recipes / Using search in recipes
- search command
- about / The search command
- examples / The search command
- search facility / Using the data bags in recipes
- search functionality / Search inside a custom Knife plugin
- semantic versioning
- URL / Cookbook versioning
- Sensu
- Serf
- Serverspec
- service resource
- about / The service resource
- syntax / The service resource
- providers / The service resource
- URL / The service resource
- service resource, actions
- $enable / The service resource
- $disable / The service resource
- $start / The service resource
- $stop / The service resource
- $restart / The service resource
- $reload / The service resource
- service resource, attributes
- init_command / The service resource
- pattern / The service resource
- priority / The service resource
- reload_command / The service resource
- stop_command / The service resource
- start_command / The service resource
- restart_command / The service resource
- status_command / The service resource
- supports / The service resource
- service_name / The service resource
- settings, attribute whitelisting
- automatic_attribute_whitelist / Attribute whitelisting
- default_attribute_whitelist / Attribute whitelisting
- normal_attribute_whitelist / Attribute whitelisting
- override_attribute_whitelist / Attribute whitelisting
- sigil
- about / Variables and types
- skeleton, Knife plugin
- require / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- module ModuleName / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- deps do / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- banner / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- option $name_of_option / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- def run / The skeleton of a Knife plugin
- source code, Knife plugins
- symbols
- about / Symbols
T
- TDD
- TDD practices
- incorporating / Tools
- template
- template resource
- about / The template resource
- components / The template resource
- syntax / The template resource
- helper modules / Helper modules
- partial templates / Partial templates
- using / Template resources and a template in action
- template resource, actions
- $create / The template resource
- $create_if_missing / The template resource
- $delete / The template resource
- $touch / The template resource
- template resource, attributes
- atomic_update / The template resource
- backup / The template resource
- cookbook / The template resource
- force_unlink / The template resource
- manage_symlink_source / The template resource
- owner / The template resource
- group / The template resource
- mode / The template resource
- path / The template resource
- source / The template resource
- variables / The template resource
- helper / The template resource
- helpers / The template resource
- local / The template resource
- templates
- about / Templates
- template resource, using / Template resources and a template in action
- test, types
- about / Types of tests
- unit tests / Types of tests
- integration tests / Types of tests
- tests
- using / What to use where
- real-world scenario, simulating / How do we simulate a real-world scenario?
- tools, using / Tools
- Chef, using in Cloud / Using Chef in a dynamic environment such as the cloud
U
- unit tests
- about / Types of tests
- unless statement
- about / The unless statement
- until loop
- about / The until loop
- user, fnichol
V
- vagrant
- Vagrant
- variable name
- about / Variables and types
- variables
- about / Variables and types
W
- while loop
- about / The while loop
- whitelist attribute / Running jobs from within recipes
- work environment
- setting up / Setting up a work environment